Arlington, Texas – Sammy Sosa’s 600th homer resembled so many that came before – except this time the Chicago Cubs were on the other side.

Playing for the Texas Rangers after a year out of baseball, Sosa became the fifth member of the 600-homer club Wednesday night when he connected against his former team.

After driving a 1-2 pitch to right-center for a solo shot in the fifth inning of Texas’ 7-3 victory, Slammin’ Sammy bounced out of the batter’s box with his trademark hop and thrust his right fist into the air before reaching first base. He was mobbed at home plate by his teammates while the scoreboard showed pictures of all five members of the elite club: Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sosa.

“It was something that cannot be explained,” Sosa said. “Getting my 600th against the Chicago Cubs, and my first team (was) the Texas Rangers. It’s liked everything clicked. My emotions, I don’t know what they are.”

Sosa played for the Cubs from 1992-2004, winning the 1998 NL MVP award and making seven all-star teams while hitting 545 homers with Chicago.

No. 600 came off Jason Marquis (5-4), the 364th pitcher the 38-year-old Sosa has homered off in his 18 major-league seasons.

It was Sosa’s 12th homer in 62 games this season since signing a minor-league deal and making the roster in spring training with Texas, the franchise that gave him his start. He hit his first big-league homer with the Rangers in 1989.

After going into the dugout with his teammates, Sosa came out for a curtain call. He blew kisses to the crowd and acknowledged the Cubs’ dugout with a pump of his fist. Chants of “Sam-my! Sam-my!” prompted a second curtain call.

The cheering hadn’t even subsided before Frank Catalanotto followed with a homer, the 75th of his career, to give Texas a 6-1 lead.

The Avalanche second-line center tipped the puck past Kings’ goaltender Jonathan Quick in the first period Saturday. It opened the floodgates for a 7-1 victory and notched Soderberg’s 16th score of the season -- tying a career high set last year. Soderberg now has 34 more games to extend it starting Monday against the Predators inside Pepsi Center.

When New England won the toss, Patriots captain Devin McCourty thought: “As soon as I saw it was heads, I was like: I’ve seen this before. I know what happens at the end of this one.” Does the NFL need to change its overtime rules?